St. Louis Blues at Winnipeg Jets Game 5 Betting Tips 4/18/2019

Thursday, April 18, 2019

Bell MTS Place

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The St. Louis Blues head to Bell MTS Place to take on the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday in Game 5 of their series. The series is tied 2-2 after the Jets won in overtime 2-1 on Tuesday. The opening line for this contest has the Blues at -110 and the Jets at -110.

St. Louis had a record of 45-28-9 this year. They were 3rd in the Central Division. They've tallied 244 goals and surrendered 220 goals for a point differential of +24. For the year they have an ATS mark of 47-38-0 and an over/under record of 36-44-0. Winnipeg had a regular season record of 47-30-5. They were 2nd in the Central Division. They have scored 270 goals and given up 243 for a goal differential of +27. Their record against the spread is 48-37-0 while their over/under mark is 43-35-0.

Valuable St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 47-38-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 36-44-0 against the over/under this season

Important Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 48-37-0 straight up this year

The Winnipeg Jets are 43-35-0 against the over/under this season

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

10/04/18 LW Erik Foley Concussion is out for season

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

02/26/19 D Josh Morrissey Upper Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Ryan O'Reilly has scored 76 total points this year for the Blues. He has 28 goals this season with 234 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 48 assists on the year and averages 20.8 minutes played per contest. Vladimir Tarasenko averages 18.4 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by tallying 33 goals on 275 attempts. He has 35 assists, giving him a total of 68 points on the year. Jordan Binnington has 24 wins and 5 losses this season in goal for the Blues. He has 807 shots against him and he's surrendered 59 goals. He's made 748 stops for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Mark Scheifele has 84 total points this season for the Jets. He has 38 goals this year with 199 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 46 assists on the year and averages 21.9 minutes played per contest. Blake Wheeler averages 20.7 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 20 goals on 231 attempts. He has 71 assists, giving him a total of 91 points on the year. Connor Hellebuyck has 34 wins and 23 losses this season in net for the Jets. He has 2,051 shots against him and he's given up 179 goals. He's made 1,872 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blues have 99 total points this year, which is 12th in the NHL. They've scored 244 goals while giving up 220 scores, which has them ranked 15th and 26th respectively. They have had 237 power play chances and scored 50 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That is 10th in the league. The Blues have given up 232 power play opportunities and surrendered 43 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking them 9th when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.37% for the year. They allow 29 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 14th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Jets are 11th in the league with a total of 99 points this season. They have 62 power play goals on 250 chances for a percentage of 25%. That is 4th in the NHL. They've given up 250 power play opportunities and surrendered 52 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, ranking 22nd overall. As a team, the Jets are 7th with a total of 270 goals scored while they've given up 243 goals this season, ranking 17th in goals against. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.56%. As a unit they give up 33 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 8th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

St. Louis is 9th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.7%, as they've attempted 4,684 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,384 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.1% as they have 3,530 attempts while they have given up 3,246 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 7th in the league. The Blues start possessions in the offensive zone 51.6% of the time, which is 13th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.4% for the season. That is 19th overall in the NHL. They have 2,450 face-off wins compared to 2,317 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.4%. That ranks them 6th in the league. On defense St. Louis has 1,615 hits and they have blocked 1,138 shots from the opposition, putting them 19th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Jets are 5th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 53.9% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 46.1% for the season, which is 27th in the NHL. They have 2,463 face-off wins compared to 2,396 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.7%. That is 11th in the league. On defense Winnipeg has 1,841 hits and they have blocked 1,187 shots from the opposition, which is 13th in the league. Winnipeg is 21st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.7% as they've attempted 4,663 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,906 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48.7% ranks 20th as they have 3,529 attempts while they have given up 3,719 shots on the defensive end.

Who will win tonight's Blues/Jets NHL game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take Winnipeg -110

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